Heritage Elementary School

Located at 2815 Highlands Lane, in Wilmington, Delaware, Heritage Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that instructs 492 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District.

Across the 27 schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District (14,444 students total), Heritage Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Heritage Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Heritage Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, New Castle County reports that median household income runs about $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Heritage Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Skyline Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Heritage Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Heritage Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 492). The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.